Berlin Police Report 16 Arrests After Chaotic Halloween Night

The Berlin Police published their citywide Halloween operations summary on 2 November, reporting 16 arrests across the city. The most serious incident occurred at Senftenberger Ring in the Märkisches Viertel at around 19:40, when an unknown person threw a homemade incendiary device at a police vehicle; the device missed and did not ignite. Two 14-year-old suspects were found nearby carrying fuel in PET bottles. The BVG transit authority suspended bus service on several lines in the Märkisches Viertel between 18:45 and 21:05 after buses were struck with eggs and fireworks. Across the city, multiple rubbish containers were set alight. In Fasanenstraße in the west, a man was arrested for firing a blank-firing pistol at 21:45. In Tauentzienstraße, six suspects were detained for attempting to smash shop windows using stolen traffic signs. Arson attempts on parked vehicles were recorded in Kreuzberg and Neukölln. Police had deployed approximately 1,500 extra officers for the night.